Tatiana felt like she was being plunged into an icy abyss, with a hurricane of cold sweeping through her chest. The flush of embarrassment on her cheeks drained away, leaving her face pale.

As she looked into Sinead's tear-filled eyes, she saw through her pretense and detected the disdain in her heart.

In the past, she might have turned and fled, hiding in a corner and wallowing in self-pity and tears. But this time, an inexplicable courage surged within her—a courage to face the Lynches directly.

She loved Sean. That was all.

Was love wrong? Why should she bow down to them?

If she ran away in disgrace now, wouldn't she be tacitly agreeing that what Sinead said was true?

"Ms. Tatiana, do you understand what I'm saying?" Sinead still appeared frail and helpless, but her tone was icy.

Sean's shoulders trembled with anger. The veins in his neck bulged as if about to burst. "You can vent your anger at me! How dare you speak to the woman I love like this? What has Taty done to deserve this treatment from you?"

that? This

by the abrupt transformation of his usually obedient and

She had diverted his son's attention entirely. If she continued to

she glared at Tatiana. "What did I do? I was just having a woman-to-woman chat with Ms. Tatiana. What's the use of telling you? Can you even

like Alyssa, you're still his flesh and blood. You've received a high-level education since childhood. You're understanding, considerate, and reasonable. I believe you understand my

to choose between love and family or condemn

mind. Under tremendous anger, his vision of Sinead's face

had

possessiveness and a desire for

did this maternal love become so

Spencer's pupils contracted slightly.

too much. But if she didn't act like this, how could the Lynch family

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